Iran vs Italy: Rural population

Iran
20.91 million
in 2025
Italy
17.86 million
in 2025
Iran rank
28th
Italy rank
31st

Rural population over time

  • Iran
  • Italy
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 20.91 million against 17.86 million in Italy, a difference of 3.05 million.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 28th and Italy ranks 31st of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.